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Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)Soyuz U1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
Progress M-29
Launched
October 8, 1995
Summary
Progress M-29 launched on a Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS) Soyuz U from 1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan on October 8, 1995. It was Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 54th launch, 8th this year and humanity's 4,019th orbital launch attempt. It was the 615th Soyuz U flight and the 7th this year. The payload was bound for low Earth orbit (LEO). Progress M-29, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 264 × 306 km orbit inclined 51.6°. The spacecraft was Progress M-29 (Progress M-29 (No.229)). 2 objects from this launch are catalogued, one of them a payload.
- Watch
- No webcast on record.
- Booster
- No booster details on record.
- Mission
- Resupply · Low Earth Orbit (LEO)
- Milestone
- 615th Soyuz U flight · 7th this yearRussian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS)'s 54th launch8th this yearhumanity's 4,019th orbital launch attempt58th orbital launch attempt this year
Spacecraft
Progress M-29 (Progress M-29 (No.229))
Progress M-29 (Russian: Прогресс М-29), was a Progress spacecraft used to resupply the space station Mir.
- Destination: Mir
- Mission length: 71 days
- Docked October 10, 1995 at Kvant-1 aft
The Progress spacecraft burned up upon entering Earth's atmosphere.
Flight preview
Orbit: as tracked
Progress M-29 · NORAD 23678 · 1995-053 · Space-Track · tracking 1 of 2 objects
Show the numbers for orbit elements
- Object
- PROGRESS-M 29
- Object ID
- 1995-053A
- Epoch
- 1995-10-09 02:04:55 UTC
- Mean motion
- 15.98720572 rev/day
- Eccentricity
- 0.0031257
- Inclination
- 51.6462°
- Ascending node
- 307.861°
- Arg. of perigee
- 142.1782°
- Mean anomaly
- 216.9123°
- Element set
- 999
- Rev at epoch
- 5
- B*
- 0.00001
Perigee, apogee and period are Kepler figures from the catalogued mean elements, not a propagated state. Published orbit: LEO. Ascent drawn from padside's representative profile.
Catalogued objects
2 catalogued: 1 payload, 1 rocket stage
- Progress M-29 · NORAD 23678 · docked October 10, 1995
Soyuz-U No. 645 Blok-I · re-entered October 10, 1995
Data from J. McDowell, planet4589.org
About this launch
Progress M-29 was an uncrewed Progress-M cargo spacecraft, an upgraded design with Soyuz TM-derived systems, that delivered propellant, water, food and equipment to the Mir space station.
Pad
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
334th launch from 1/5, 6th this year · 1,061st from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
487 launches from this pad · 1,565 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan
35 days after the previous launch from this pad
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Questions
When did Progress M-29 launch?
Progress M-29 launched on October 8, 1995. The time is known to the hour, not the minute.
Where can I watch Progress M-29?
No webcast is on record for this launch.
What rocket launched Progress M-29?
Soyuz U, flown by Russian Federal Space Agency (ROSCOSMOS). Soyuz U spec sheet
Where did Progress M-29 launch from?
1/5, Baikonur Cosmodrome, Republic of Kazakhstan.
What orbit did Progress M-29 reach?
Progress M-29, one of 2 catalogued objects, reached a 264 × 306 km orbit inclined 51.6°.
Which program is Progress M-29 part of?
Mir. About Mir